May Reading

The month of May brought with it the Modern Mrs. Darcy Summer Reading Guide! So, so excited when this comes out every year. I am going to try to get through as many as I can this summer. My load was still a little light this month so I am going to try to kick into higher gear for June.

This book was looooong. However, I really liked it! I am a huge fan of the PBS series Victoria and also the movie, The Young Victoria. Ok, I’m a huge fan of Albert in both of those. I just try really hard to forget about the fact that they were cousins (ick!) and focus on how sweet their love story was. This book was incredibly interesting and I found out so much I didn’t know, both about Victoria and the time period she reigned.

Hands down, this will be one of my favorite books of the year. The writing is nothing short of brilliant and the story profoundly moved me. If you don’t like sports or hockey, still give this book a try. It’s about so much more than hockey, and the parts that are, are extremely interesting. You will cheer, you will cry, and you will still be thinking about this book weeks later.

Another MMD pick. This quiet thriller was really good. Not stay up until the middle of the night to see who the murder is kind of good, but I still really enjoyed it. It’s easy to read and the setting is wonderful. It adds so much to the story, which begins with a man going home to the funeral of his childhood best friend, accused of murdering his wife and son. Compelling stuff.

This one was a re-read for me because I’d like to read the whole series and last time I stopped after the first book. It was much like I remembered it – a cute, cheesy YA fantasy book. It didn’t blow me away but it did make me want to read the next one which I hear is much better.